USCIS Now Denying Pending Advance Parole Applications for Abandonment Due to International Travel
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has issued a practice alert indicating that United States Citizenship and Immigration...
DHS Publishes New Regulation Significantly Impacting High-Skilled Workers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a new regulation codifying longstanding policies introduced by the American...
DHS Publishes New Regulations for STEM OPT Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published new regulations significantly modifying the STEM Optional Practical Training...
Federal Court Grants Extension of Current STEM OPT Rules Through May 10, 2016
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the Department of Homeland Security’s request for an additional...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Final Guidance on When to File an Amended
Following the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office’s (AAO) precedent decision in Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC (“Simeio”), USCIS has...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing S
Effective May 26, 2015, USCIS will suspend Premium Processing Service for all H-1B petitions seeking an extension of stay until July 27,...
United States Department of State Releases June 2015 Visa Bulletin
The June 2015 Visa Bulletin shows that EB-2 China priority dates will advance by twelve months to June 1, 2013 and EB-2 India priority...
United States Department of State Releases May 2015 Visa Bulletin
The May 2015 Visa Bulletin indicates that EB-2 China priority dates will advance by fourteen months to June 1, 2012 and EB-2 India...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to Begin Adjudicating H-1B Cap Petitions
USCIS issued an announcement stating that it will begin adjudicating H-1B cap petitions filed with Premium Processing Service on April...
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Announces H-1B Cap Lottery Process Comple
USCIS announced it has completed the computer-generated lottery process for randomly selecting H-1B cap petitions that will receive a...